Ignoring Maris’s advice, Alex searched again, this time finding a GitHub repository titled splm12_keygen_v2.7 . The README claimed to bypass RSA-4096 with a “hardcoded seed.” After installing it, SPLM 12 launched—but the simulation kept throwing errors. Then, a pop-up: “This software is non-genuine. All features disabled.” Worse, Maris later detected a rootkit in Alex’s system files.